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  1. Mike Leigh at the BBC (2009)

    Director
    Mike Leigh
    Subject
    Drama; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 706 minutes), £59.99

    A 6-DVD box set rounding up Mike Leigh’s work for the BBC, showcasing all of his surviving work, and including his contributions to the influential Play For Today series. Features Hard Labour (1973), The...

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  2. Why Maths Doesn’t Add Up (2009)

    aka: Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Ever since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths. And like many people, he is not much good at it either. But with the help of Oxford’s Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Alan is going...

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  3. Why Do we Dream? (2009)

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (50 minutes), £44.00 (U); £195.00 (BBC)

    An investigation into the science behind dreams with the findings based upon anecdotal evidence and a series of cutting-edge experiments. Why we dream and what meanings should be attached to these very...

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  4. Why Can’t we Predict Earthquakes? (2009)

    Subject
    Geology; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is predicted that this century might see ten times as many deaths. Yet, when an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise. So why...

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  5. Can we Make a Star on Earth? (2009)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Energy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Professor Brian Cox takes a global journey in search of the energy source of the future. Called nuclear fusion, it is the process that fuels the sun and every other star in the universe. Yet despite over...

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  6. How to Survive a Disaster (2009)

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    When disaster strikes who lives and who dies is not purely a matter of luck - in every disaster there are things that can be done to increase the chances of getting out alive. HORIZON has gathered a team of...

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  7. Truth About Violence, The (2009)

    aka: How Violent Are You?

    Subject
    Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £44.00 (U);£195.00 (BBC)

    What makes ordinary people commit extreme acts of violence? Michael Portillo investigates the darker side of human nature, being driven to the edge of violence in an extreme sleep deprivation study. He meets...

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  8. What Darwin Didn’t Know (2009)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £195.00

    Documentary which tells the story of evolution theory since Darwin postulated it in 1859. The theory caused a storm of controversy from fellow scientists, as well as religious types, who criticised it for...

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  9. Why Are Thin People Not Fat? (2009)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    The world is affected by an obesity epidemic, but why is it that not everyone is succumbing? A group of medical students agree to eat double their normal intake of calories for four weeks. Swedish scientist...

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  10. Black Watch (2009)

    Director
    John Tiffany
    Subject
    Drama; Military Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £29.99

    The BBC TV production of the National Theatre of Scotland’s topical play, first performed at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival. Hurtling from a pool room in Fife to an armoured wagon in Iraq, BLACK WATCH is...

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